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Rolling Stones tour with phones

Rolling Stones tour with phones1.99 for 7 minutes!?If one earns $1.500 a month and works 40 hours a week, he/she would have to work 14 minutes to be aple to pay for the 7 minutes probably crappy experience! I assume also they are not targeting the large number of people...

Tags: Please Let, Rolling Stones, phone

Discussion threads 2006-07-28

Another support call and e-commerce nightmare: This time, it's Ticketmaster

Another support call and e-commerce nightmare: This time, it's TicketmasterOf course they suckOf course they suck, they are practically a monopoly. They have no motivation not to suck.You probably would have had better luck if you had gone directly to RollingStones.com and signed up there.Need to see the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Ticketmaster Corp., Rolling Stones, e-business

Discussion threads 2006-07-26

Another support call and e-commerce nightmare: This time, it's Ticketmaster

Compared to the debacle of a support call that I had with T-Mobile, at least the one thing positive I can say about today's support call with Ticketmaster to overcome a ticket purchasing problem with its Web site (which I've recorded for your listening pleasure) is how pleasant everybody was...

Tags: Ticketmaster Corp.

Blog posts 2006-07-26

Additional Resources

Sennheiser HD 800

Model changes at the upper end of Sennheiser's headphone line don't happen very often. The previous flagship--the still available HD 650s--were introduced in 2003, and remain in the line. Their predecessor, the HD 600s, came out more than a decade ago, and are still popular with audiophiles. I've reviewed both,...

Tags: headphone

Product reviews 2009-10-15

Friday follow-up: six online music services revisited

As it turns out, those pennies add up ...I agree, there's little point in sticking with one provider, especially if it happens to be an expensive one!Hey, a thought - if someone wrote an app for the iPod touch/iPhone that compared track prices from different outlets, I'd buy that!great idea,...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, online music, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

MonaMusic 1.0 (Mobile)

MonaMusic lets you carry a library of sheet music right in your pocket. Listen to a song while following along with the music. Audio can be sync'd to the sheet music and vice a versa. Four different audio modes are available allowing you to scroll through the sheet music and/or...

Tags: Audio, Mobile, Sheet Music

Software downloads 2009-09-01

Conspiracy theory: Yellow Submarine iPod touch on 9/9/9

already predictedNo, we didn't hear it here first. Merlin Mann's been predicting this particularly the Yellow Submarine iPod since 2007. Give credit where credit's due.RE: Conspiracy theory: Yellow Submarine iPod touch on 9/9/9Interesting theory. It would be nice to finally see the Beatles on iTunes since they clearly are a...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Merlin Mann, Beatles, conspiracy theory

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Hey, kids! The days of free music are over.

Hey, kids! The days of free music are over.See this? Tiniest violin in the world. Playing just for the RIAA.Record labels and their industry kicking-dog the RIAA can go and do an unmentionable to themselves. They have been a parasite between musicians and fans for far too...

Tags: Free Music, music, MP3

Discussion threads 2009-08-01

IE8 faster than Firefox and Chrome? Hmmm ...

IE8 faster than Firefox and Chrome? Hmmm ...Adrian I was wrong about you.Yes I agree this could of been better, more balanced look at the browser. I believe IE8 is not what the pundits have been panning it about. I do believe that Web Kit offers more flex with Java...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, IE8, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-03-12

Beatles to star in 'Rock Band'

Beatles to star in 'Rock Band'The Beatles"Arguably" the most popular band of all time? Where's the argument? What other "band" affected world culture, politics, and generation after generation in GROWING numbers such that you can't even measure their influence since they are the measurement by now. Today's...

Tags: Games, Beatles, Rock Band, game, music

Discussion threads 2009-03-06

Facebook rolls back TOS

Facebook rolls back TOSChanges are limited onlyFacebook did make a change to its TOS but the change is very limited. The TOS now says that if you remove content from Facebook the license expires. However, the TOS contradicts itself by also saying the license is perpetual and irrevocable....

Tags: Blogging, rap artist, Facebook, TOS

Discussion threads 2009-02-18

Energy and the Earth's Future

President-elect Obama may intend to keep the same Secretary of Defense, but he sure is changing things at the Department of Energy. Dick Cheney must be rolling over in his political grave. Apparently Obama's pick to be the next Energy Secretary could be a bona fide scientist, Dr....

Tags: Leader, Greenhouse Gas, Conference, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-12-10

Acoustic Energy AE-29 Bluetooth speaker system

In the past couple of years, we've seen an increase in the number of Bluetooth-capable speaker systems designed to wirelessly receive audio streams from Bluetooth-capable music phones and audio players. One of the latest such products is the Acoustic Energy AE-29. The tabletop speaker system has been available in...

Tags: Wi-Fi, speaker grille, Acoustic Energy AE-29, speaker, Bluetooth

Product reviews 2008-12-08

Zvox 325 (Black Finish)

Over the past few years, the market for single-speaker music and home-theater systems has grown by leaps and bounds, and it now includes offerings from Yamaha, Cambridge SoundWorks, and Polk. One of the first speakers to catch our fancy, the Zvox 315, is still available and priced at $199, which...

Tags: Pat Metheny, Zvox 325, speaker

Product reviews 2008-12-08

Apple should punt on music subscriptions

Apple should punt on music subscriptionsYahoo failed because...1. They priced it too cheap in the beginning for their own good.2. THEN they raised prices, which pissed everyone off.3. The software was bloody HORRIBLE!4. The software became even more horrible as they screwed with it, version after...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks Rhapsody, Apple Inc., Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

I have seen this Facebook movie before

What's the deal with Facebook? It seems they can't decide what to do about the Google, or open source generally. Their top executives are spending more time on stage than the Rolling Stones. Which is the problem. What's clear in any Marc Zuckerberg interview is...

Tags: Facebook, Movie, Advertiser, Sandberg, Zuckerberg, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-05-29

M-Audio Studiophile AV 40

Not to sound condescending, but M-Audio's Studiophile AV 40 Desktop Speaker System makes most PC and multimedia speakers seem rather puny by comparison. It's not just their size (the M-Audio speakers resemble desktop studio monitors); if you listen to a lot of CDs, watch DVDs, or play games on your...

Tags: speaker, M-Audio, Studiophile AV 40

Product reviews 2008-03-27

Creative GigaWorks T40 - PC multimedia speakers

Creative offers an impressively wide range of PC, iPod, and multimedia speakers--at least 20, by our count. But we were drawn to the company's GigaWorks T40, a set of unusually tall (12.5 inches) stereo PC speakers that retail for less than $150. The slender but deep desktop speakers boast a...

Tags: DVD, PC, headphone jack, speaker grille, GigaWorks T40, speaker

Product reviews 2008-03-14

Klipsch RoomGroove (iPod speaker system)

At first glance, Klipsch's RoomGroove iPod speaker looks like just another iPod speaker. Sure, its clean lines and black cloth grille are a step up from the typical plastic boxes, but what makes the RoomGroove a bit more interesting is that you can link one RoomGroove to additional units in...

Tags: Digital music, Klipsch RoomGroove, RoomGroove

Product reviews 2008-03-10

Should open source cheer Gates' swan song?

Should open source cheer Gates' swan song?An open source star really could help to increase awarness of Linux, andfree software in general. Linux Torvalds does not want to be a star, and though not as abrasive as Richard, still abrasive. Eric Raymond is a great writer, but he does not...

Tags: open source, Google Inc., Linux, Bill Gates, brand

Discussion threads 2008-01-07